Director, African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID)Redeemer's University
Christian Happi, is a Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics and Director of the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of infectious Diseases, Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria.
He did his postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, and worked there as a Research Scientist. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
Professor Happi used next generation sequencing technology to perform the first sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 in Africa, within 48 hours of receiving sample of the first case in Nigeria.
He received the 2019 Human Genome Organization Africa Prize; the 2020 Bailey K. Ashford Medal by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. In 2021, he received the Al-Sumait Prize for African Development. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Sciences, and a member of the US National Academy of Medicine.